Black bumps on rooster comb!

[animalcarelover]

I am worried for my rooster. His eyes and ears are swollen. He can't even find his food and water,he also bumps into the walls because his eyes are swollen. He has black bumps on his comd and I don't know what to do. The other roosters are pecking his comb, so i separated them.I am scared that if he is going to die. Any advice? :/

 

[buildingmyark]

If you could post a picture, that would help alot. Could it be fowl pox?

 

[chichichickapea]

I am worried for my rooster. His eyes and ears are swollen. He can't even find his food and water,he also bumps into the walls because his eyes are swollen. He has black bumps on his comd and I don't know what to do. The other roosters are pecking his comb, so i separated them.I am scared that if he is going to die. Any advice?

Read up on avian or fowl pox....

 

[animalcarelover]

I don't know how I am new to backyard chickens

 

[welasharon]

go to the bar that is next to the search button. Type in fowl pox and hit search. That is what is sounds like.

 

[animalcarelover]

Yes, my rooster does have fowl pox. I looked it up and he has the black bumps on his comb.what should I do. I am taking him to the vet tommorrow.

 

[welasharon]

No, don't take him to the vet...unless you just have a crush on your vet ( mine is cute). There isn't anything to do for fowl pox really. You can paint the spots with iodine if it makes you happy. If he gets wet pox that can be another matter. You would need to look up posts on how to deal with that. Just make sure he doesn't stop eating and drinking and he will be fine.

 

[dotsmom]

I posted about my Roo today. I think he has wet pox. A few of the hens have the dry pox--the black spots on their combs and wattles. So I might have figured out what's wrong with the boy. I've ordered a broad spectrum antibiotic, but I don't know if he'll last that long. He seems to be okay since I isolated him. I'll just watch.

But this does sound like wet fowl pox from the little I know about chickens. An avian vet would be good; our vet here treats large and small animals (he takes care of my cats), but I can't get him on the phone. I'll try again tomorrow.

 

[welasharon]

Antibiotics do not help with pox. The only time you need them is if they have a secondary infection. I would not give them unnecessarily. Read up on here about wet pox. All you can do to help is swab (or pull) the lesions out of his airway if they are interfering with breathing or eating. The most important thing is to keep him eating and drinking...that is often what kills them. Do a search on fowl pox the wet version. There have been some very good threads on here of how people have dealt with it. A vet cannot do anything for them that you cannot do yourself. THere is no medicine for it.

 

[buildingmyark]

Antibiotics do not help with pox. The only time you need them is if they have a secondary infection. I would not give them unnecessarily. Read up on here about wet pox. All you can do to help is swab (or pull) the lesions out of his airway if they are interfering with breathing or eating. The most important thing is to keep him eating and drinking...that is often what kills them. Do a search on fowl pox the wet version. There have been some very good threads on here of how people have dealt with it. A vet cannot do anything for them that you cannot do yourself. THere is no medicine for it.

x2. I had to tube feed my hen that had wet pox, but she fully recovered!